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The Stele of the Temple of Khons

His Majesty Rameses XII. having gone to Naharina (Mesopotamia) to collect the annual tribute of that APPENDIX. region, the princes and chiefs of each province came to prostrate themselves before him, and the natives of inferior rank, stooping beneath burthens of gold, of lapis lazuli, of copper and of precious woods, drew near to lay them at his feet.

The King of Bouchten (Ecbatana according to Dr.

Brugsch) came, in his turn, to do homage to His Majesty and to solicit peace. He had with him his eldest daughter, a young and handsome woman, who at once captivated the heart of Rameses more than did anything else. His Majesty gave her the title of Great Queen, the name of Ra-Neferu, and conducted her to Egypt, where she was received with solemn pomp.